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n. [ See Astucious. ] Craftiness; astuteness. [ R. ] Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

imp. & p. p. Bestick. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a type of lettuce (Lactuca sativa asparagina) valued especially for its edible stems.
Syn. -- stem lettuce, Lactuca sativa asparagina. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. a salad green having characteristics of both lettuce and celery; stems eaten either raw or cooked. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. festula stalk, straw. Cf. Fescue. ] Of a straw color; greenish yellow. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

A little insect of a festucine or pale green. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Formed or consisting of straw. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L. ] An instrument used by the ancients in driving piles. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. One of the United States. [ 1913 Webster ]

Kentucky blue grass (Bot.), a valuable pasture and meadow grass (Poa pratensis), found in both Europe and America. See under Blue grass. --
Kentucky coffee tree (Bot.), a tall North American tree (Gymnocladus Canadensis) with bipinnate leaves. It produces large woody pods containing a few seeds which have been used as a substitute for coffee. The timber is very valuable. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., lettuce. See Lettuce. ] (Bot.) A genus of composite herbs, several of which are cultivated for salad; lettuce. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. L. lactuca lettuce. ] The inspissated juice of the common lettuce, sometimes used as a substitute for opium. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, the juice of the Lactuca virosa; -- said of certain acids. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Lactuca: cf. F. lactucine. ] (Chem.) A white, crystalline substance, having a bitter taste and a neutral reaction, and forming one of the essential ingredients of lactucarium. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Lactuca. ] (Chem.) A white, crystalline, tasteless substance, found in the milky sap of species of Lactuca, and constituting an essential ingredient of lactucarium. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. letuce, prob. through Old French from some Late Latin derivative of L. lactuca lettuce, which, according to Varro, is fr. lac, lactis, milk, on account of the milky white juice which flows from it when it is cut: cf. F. laitue. Cf. Lacteal, Lactucic. ] 1. (Bot.) A composite plant of the genus Lactuca (Lactuca sativa), the leaves of which are used as salad. Plants of this genus yield a milky juice, from which lactucarium is obtained. The commonest wild lettuce of the United States is Lactuca Canadensis. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. United States currency; dollar bills; greenbacks. [ slang ] [ PJC ]

Hare's lettuce,
Lamb's lettuce. See under Hare, and Lamb. --
Lettuce opium. See Lactucarium. --
Sea lettuce, certain papery green seaweeds of the genus Ulva. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) A small mustardlike plant (Stephanomeria malheurensis) of Oregon, belonging to the family Cruciferae; it is a threatened species. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_; anus + &unr_; to have. ] (Zool.) (a) A division of Turbellaria including those that have an intestine terminating posteriorly. (b) The Nemertina. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Bot.) The green papery fronds of several seaweeds of the genus Ulva, sometimes used as food. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Stuccoes Stuccos. [ It., fr. OHG. stucchi a crust, piece, G. stück piece; akin to AS. stycce. See Stock. ] 1. Plaster of any kind used as a coating for walls, especially, a fine plaster, composed of lime or gypsum with sand and pounded marble, used for internal decorations and fine work. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Work made of stucco; stuccowork. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Stuccoed p. pr. & vb. n. Stuccoing ] To overlay or decorate with stucco, or fine plaster. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who stuccoes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Work done in stucco. [ 1913 Webster ]

imp. & p. p. of Stick. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. 1st Stoccado. ] A thrust. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Stook. ] A number of sheaves set together in the field; a stook. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Self-important and supercilious, &unr_;onceited; vain; arrogant. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The airs of small, stuck-up, men. A. K. H. Boyd. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The rock pipit. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) The Mexican pocket gopher (Geomys Mexicanus). It resembles the common pocket gopher of the Western United States, but is larger. Called also tugan, and tuza. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Tucket, a steak. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Touchstone. ] A dark-colored kind of marble; touchstone. [ Obs. ] Sir J. Harrington. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To contract; to draw together. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. estoc; cf. It. stocco; both of German origin, and akin to E. stock. See Stock. ] A long, narrow sword; a rapier. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

He wore large hose, and a tuck, as it was then called, or rapier, of tremendous length. Sir W. Scot. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Tocsin. ] The beat of a drum. Scot. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Tucked p. pr. & vb. n. Tucking. ] [ OE. tukken, LG. tukken to pull up, tuck up, entice; akin to OD. tocken to entice, G. zucken to draw with a short and quick motion, and E. tug. See Tug. ] 1. To draw up; to shorten; to fold under; to press into a narrower compass; as, to tuck the bedclothes in; to tuck up one's sleeves. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To make a tuck or tucks in; as, to tuck a dress. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To inclose; to put within; to press into a close place; as, to tuck a child into a bed; to tuck a book under one's arm, or into a pocket. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. [ Perhaps originally, to strike, beat: cf. F. toquer to touch. Cf. Tocsin. ] To full, as cloth. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A horizontal sewed fold, such as is made in a garment, to shorten it; a plait. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A small net used for taking fish from a larger one; -- called also tuck-net. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A pull; a lugging. [ Obs. ] See Tug. Life of A. Wood. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Naut.) The part of a vessel where the ends of the bottom planks meet under the stern. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Food; pastry; sweetmeats. [ Slang ] T. Hughes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ North American Indian, bread. ] (Bot.) A curious vegetable production of the Southern Atlantic United States, growing under ground like a truffle and often attaining immense size. The real nature is unknown. Called also Indian bread, and Indian loaf. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who, or that which, tucks; specifically, an instrument with which tuck are made. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A narrow piece of linen or the like, folded across the breast, or attached to the gown at the neck, forming a part of a woman's dress in the 17th century and later. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. [ See Tuck, v. t., 4. ] A fuller. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

4. [ Cf. Tuck, n., 5. ] Daily food; meals; also, food in general. [ Slang or Colloq. ]

Tobacco, matches, and tucker, the latter comprising almost anything within the province of food. C. L. Money. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

v. t. To tire; to weary; -- usually with out. [ Colloq. U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ It toccata a prelude, fr. toccare to touch. See Toccata, Touch. ] A slight flourish on a trumpet; a fanfare. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Tucket sonance, the sound of the tucket. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Let the trumpets sound
The tucket sonance and the note to mount. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. It. tocchetto a ragout of fish, meat, fr. tocco a bit, morsel, LL. tucetum, tuccetum, a thick gravy. ] A steak; a collop. [ Obs. ] Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Tuck, n., 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Masonry) The finishing of joints along the center lines with a narrow ridge of putty or fine lime mortar. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ So called by the Indians of Brazil. ] A fine, strong fiber obtained from the young leaves of a Brazilian palm (Astrocaryum vulgare), used for cordage, bowstrings, etc.; also, the plant yielding this fiber. Called also tecum, and tecum fiber. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. (Bot.) A Brazilian palm (Astrocaryum Tucuma) which furnishes an edible fruit. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ 1st pref. un- + tuck. ] To unfold or undo, as a tuck; to release from a tuck or fold. [ 1913 Webster ]